The Stolen White Elephant

A white elephant sacred to the kings of Siam vanishes from Jersey City—and Inspector Blunt’s first move is to ask how many men it can eat at a sitting.

In this 1882 comic mystery by Mark Twain, a diplomatic gift bound for the Queen of Britain goes missing after its arrival in New Jersey. The elephant’s unnamed escort turns in desperation to Inspector Blunt, whose cool composure and devotion to method are matched only by his appetite for details: scars, footprints, favorite foods, even the proper number of Bibles for one meal. With a royal treasure loose and the investigation spreading across the continent, Blunt insists that every clue be weighed and every move kept secret. But can all that precision help him find an elephant no one can miss?

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